Preservation of von Willebrand factor multimers and function in patients with an EVAHEART centrifugal-type, continuous-flow left ventricular assist device

J Heart Lung Transplant. 2017 Jul;36(7):814-817. doi: 10.1016/j.healun.2017.04.004. Epub 2017 Apr 19.
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Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Biomarkers / blood
  • Blood Coagulation Tests
  • Female
  • Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / blood*
  • Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / epidemiology
  • Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / etiology
  • Heart Failure / blood
  • Heart Failure / physiopathology
  • Heart Failure / surgery*
  • Heart-Assist Devices / adverse effects*
  • Humans
  • Incidence
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • United States / epidemiology
  • Ventricular Function, Left / physiology*
  • Young Adult
  • von Willebrand Factor / metabolism*

Substances

  • Biomarkers
  • von Willebrand Factor